Tee stand



June 23, 1925. 1,543,466

C. C. WORTHINGTON TEESTAND Filed June 21, 1925 Patented June 23, 1925.

UNITED STATES CHARLES C. WORTHINGTON, OF DUNNFIELD, JERSEY.

TEE STAND.

Application filed June 21, 1923.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. VVoRTH- INGTON, United States citizen,residing at Dunnfield, county of Warren, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented the following described Improvements in Tee Stands.

The object of the invention is to provide a structure of pleasingappearance and rugged and practical design for supporting the sand andwater buckets and other devices used at the driving tees of golfcourses, and the invention consists in the shape, relative arrangementand manner of connection of the several parts of the stand, ashereinafter disclosed and more particularly point- 7 ed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a side elevation;

Fig. 2 a front elevation; and r Fig. 3 a top plan of the tee stand inits preferred form.

The stand comprises a main easel-type frame formed by one or morelengths of metal rod or piping bent or assembled into the shape of afiat, inverted U, preferably with an arch or curved top bar 1.. The sidelimbs 2 of this frame are joined about midway between top and bottom bya crossstructure which-serves the two functions of bracing theframe andsupporting the sand or the sand bucket 3. It may be variously formed forthis purpose but is preferably constituted of two equal pieces of strapiron 4 united at their point of connection with the limbs and spacedapart at their center to form a bucket-receiving ring. The sand bucket 3set in this ring, is held rigid with respect. to the frame, and alsosymmetrical to the frame, that .is to say, the strap pieces 4. areduplicates of each other and the center of the ring and also'the centerof the sand bucket are therefore situated substantially in the plane ofthe flat U frame, or atleast so that said plane intersects the bucket.The latter is desirably removable from the ring or cross structure. Theends of the straps .4 are joined to the frame limbs 2, by means of thetwo fittings 5, one on each limb, which fittings also provide attachmentsockets for the rear leg structure 6. The rear legs, of which there arepreferably two, one for each limb, hold the flat U frame at aninclination from horizontal of about and are themselves inclined atabout the same angle. The frame limbs and the legs are also respec-Serial No. 646,773.

tively convergent towards each other and this arrangement provides awide support ing'base with the center of gravity of the stand quite nearits center, thus providing adequate stability. The two legs 6 are joinedand braced by a cross rod 7 and the lower parts of the frame limbs 2 aresimilarly braced by a cross rod 8, but no cross rod or other connectionextends between the rear legs and the front lower part of the frame sothat this space is left open .and the ground under the buckets is thuseasilv accessible with a rake for the removal of trash.

The fittings 5 maybe formed as sleeves slipped over the limbs 2 beforethe cross .rods 8 are riveted in place, and in this case they areprovided with set screws, as illustrated, to secure them in position,being thereby rendered adjustable to a certain extent so that the legscan be raised and lowered on the frame to accommodate the stand to asloping ground surface. The rear legs are removably secured in theinclined sockets of fittings 5 by cross pins locked by split cotters.

The water container 9 is an ordinary bucket with or without a pouringspout and is provided with a pivoted bail handle by which it is hung tothe hook fixed to the top bar of the U frame, or otherwise secured tothe frame, so thatv it can be tipped forwardly to pour water into thesand bucket. For the sake of appearance the top bar of the U frame iscurved to the same center as the bail of the water bucket. On one sideof the framethere is mounted. a golf ball cleaner 10 and on the oppositeside a 'mousing hook to hold a towel.

While the construction of the stand according. to this invention issubject to considerable variation in structural detail, it may be notedthat the two side limbs and the curved top bar occupy the same plane andthat the slant of the flat frame thus formed is so proportioned to itslength that an ordinary bail handled water bucket, such as 9, hungdirectly below the top bar will pour and also drip directly into thesymmetrically located sand bucket when tilted.

forwardly, and about as indicated in the dotted lines of Fig. 1 and thisarrangement is important, since it is desirable that it be made easy topour a small closely regulated amount of water into the sand withoutsplashing or wasting water. At the same time the inclnation and easeleffect of the main frame gives the stand adistinctive and artisticappearance. The support of the inclined frame by inclined legs,connecting therewith at a point near its middle, adds to the pleasingeffect, although it will be obvious that the main frame might beotherwise supported at the same inclination. The formation of the sidelimbs and top bar all in the same plane, and the removability there romof the rear legs, afford obvious conveniences of manufacture and aspecial convenience in respect of transportation,

since the legs and frame can be separated and packed fiat, making acompact package for shipment, the subsequent process of assembly beingvery easily done by merely inserting the legs and pinning them in theirsockets.

Having described my invention, 1 claim the following:

1. A tee stand comprising a flat easel frame provided with means forsupporting it in an inclined position, means for holding a tipping.water bucket at the top 'of the frame and a sand-containing structurejoining the side limbs of the frame about midway of its top and bottomin a position to receive water from the bucket when tilted.

2. A tee stand comprising a fiat easel frame provided with means forsupporting it in an inclined position, a sand containing structurejoining the side limbs of the frame, and situated thereon with itscenter substantially coincident with the plane of the inclined frame andabout midway of the top and bottom thereof and a tipping water bucketsupported on the upper part of the frame to pour into the sand whentipped.

3. A tee stand comprising a flat easel frame supported in an inclinedposition and formed of convergent side limbs united by a sand containingstructureat a mid point the frame, and a tipping water bucket suspendedfrom the upper part of the frame to pour into the sand when tipped.

4. A tee stand comprising an inclined, flat frame, inclined means forsupporting the same in its inclined position, joined thereto at aboutits middle, asand-containing cross structure secured to the frame at thejunction of the supporting means therewith, and a water bucket suspendedfrom the upper part of said inclined frame to discharge into saidstructure.

7 5. A tee stand comprising a frame'composed of two side limbs, asand-containing cross structure uniting the same, rear legs supportingsaid parts, the side limbs above said structure being inclinedrearwardly and joined by a. cross part over said legs and a water bucketsuspended fromsaidz cross part to pour into the sand-coinainingstructure when tipped.

6. A. tee stand comprising a flat inverted U frame, means for supportingit in an inclined position, a tipping water bucket suspended from thetop bar of the U frame, and a sand-containing structure joining the sidelimbs of the frame near its middle.

7. A tee stand comprisisg a flat U-frame,

fittings thereon, inclined rear legs removably engaged to the fittingsand supporting the frame in an inclined posit-ion, a sand containersupported on the fittings, and a water bucket supported on the upperpart of the frame to pour into said container.

8. A tee stand comprisinga flat frame having side limbs, inclined rearlegs and adjustable fittings on said limbs attached to the legs andsupporting the frame in an. inclined position, a sand containerconnected tothe frame between the fittings and a water bucket suspendedfrom the top of the frame to pour into the sand container.

9. A tee stand comprising a flat inverted U frame, a cross structurejoining th side limbs 'of the frame near the middle thereof, a sandbucket removably held by said structure, a water bucket suspended fromthe top bar of the U to pour into the sand bucket when tipped and rearlegs supporting said U frame in an inclined position.

10. A tee stand comprising a U frame, provided with means for supportingit in an inclined position, a sand bucket supporting structure rigidlyjoining the side limbs of said frame and comprising equal straps spreadapart to form a bucketring, a sand bucket seated in said ring and atipping water bucket supported on the upper partof said U frame to pourinto the sand bucket when tipped.

11. A tee stand comprising a flat U frame a sand-containing structureuniting the side limbs thereof, with its center substantially coincidentwith the plane of the frame, inclined rear legs supporting said limbsin'an inclined positionand a bail handled water bucket hung on the upperpart.

of the frame to pour into the sand container when tipped. V

12. A tee stand comprising a flat, invert-ed ,U-shaped frame, fittingsthereon, a sand bucket supporting structure joining the fittings, rearincline-d legs attached to the fittings and supporting the frame in aninclined position and a bail-handled water bucket hung from the top ofthe U and adapted to pour into the sand bucket when tipped.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

CHARLES C. WOETHING-TON.

